1 Devid we me ka ndi-isi usu nile nke nnù ndikom abua na ọgu iri na usu nile nke ọgu ndikom ise dua ya ọdu, bú onye-ndú ọ bula.

2 Devid we si nkpọkọta nile nke Israel, Ọ buru na ọ di unu nma, ọ buru kwa na o sitere na Jehova, bú Chineke-ayi, ka ayi zisara umu-nne-ayi ozi n’ebe nile, bú ndi fọduru n’ala nile nke Israel, ha na ndi-nchu-àjà na ndi Livai ndi bi n’obodo ebe-ita-nri nile ha, ka ha we chikọta onwe-ha n’ebe ayi nọ:

3 ka ayi bughachi kwa ib͕e Chineke-ayi n’ebe ayi nọ: n’ihi na ayi achọghi ya n’ubọchi Sọl.

4 Nkpọkọta ahu nile we si na ha gēme otú a: n’ihi na okwu ahu ziri ezi n’anya ndi Israel nile.

5 Devid we kpọkọta Israel nile, site na Shaihoa nke Egypt we rue nbata Hemat, ime ka ib͕e Chineke si na Kiriat-jearim bia.

6 Devid we rigo, ya na Israel nile, rue Beala, rue Kiriat-jearim, nke Juda nwere, isi n’ebe ahu bugota ib͕e Chineke, bú Jehova, Onye nānọkwasi cherubim, nke akpọkwasiri Aha ahu.

7 Ha we me ka ub͕ọ-ala ọhu būru ib͕e Chineke, ha we buputa ya n’ulo Abinadab: Uza na Ahio we nēdu ub͕ọ-ala ahu.

8 Devid na Israel nile nēwere ike-ha nile gba egwú n’iru Chineke, were kwa abù, were kwa ubọ-akwara, na une, na egwú-otiti, na ájà, na opì.

9 Ha we biarue ebe-nzọcha-ọka Kidon, Uza we setia aka-ya ijide ib͕e ahu; n’ihi na ehi nāb͕a ukwu.

10 Iwe Jehova we di ọku megide Uza, O we tib͕ue ya, n’ihi na o setiri aka-ya metu ib͕e ahu: o we nwua n’ebe ahu n’iru Chineke.

11 Iwe Devid we di ọku, n’ihi na Jehova tiwaputara ntiwa megide Uza: o we kpọ ebe ahu Perez-uza, rue ta.

12 Devid we tua egwu Chineke n’ubọchi ahu, si, M’gēsi aṅa me ka ib͕e Chineke biakutem?

13 Devid ewezugaghi kwa ib͕e ahu nye onwe-ya rue obodo Devid, ma o buzugara ya rue ulo Obed-edom, bú onye Gat.

14 Ib͕e Chineke we nọdu n’ezi-na-ulo Obed-edom n’ulo-ya ọnwa atọ: Jehova we gọzie ulo Obed-edom na ihe nile o nwere.